This Chocolate Brownie Larabars recipe is very healthy and easy to make. Naturally sweet with fresh dates and only need five ingredients.
When you blend dates with cocoa powder, almonds, vanilla and chocolate chips, magic happens.
🥘 Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup pitted dates
- 1 cup blanched almonds or raw or regular
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder regular or dark chocolate
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips optional, I use Enjoy Life bra
They are very easy to make too. No cooking required just a food processor or high powered blender.
🔪 Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into food processor or high powered blender.
2. Blend until solid and slightly sticky. It will become a large lump with most of it stuck together.
3. Remove lump and press any loose pieces into it and place on a sheet of wax paper.
4. Place another piece of wax paper on top of the lump and do your best to flatten and form into a square or rectangle.
5. Place in a fridge for a few hours to make it easier to cut.
6. Cut into squares or rectangles and store in fridge in between sheets of wax or parchment paper, or you can wrap each one individually in wax paper for putting in lunches or for on the go. You can use a cute sticker to seal them for kids lunches!
📋 Recipe
Chocolate Brownie Larabars
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup dates - pitted
- 1 cup blanched almonds - or raw or regular
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder - regular or dark chocolate
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips - optional, I use Enjoy Life brand
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into food processor or high powered blender.
- Blend until solid and slightly sticky. It will become a large lump with most of it stuck together.
- Remove lump and press any loose pieces into it and place on a sheet of wax paper.
- Place another piece of wax paper on top of the lump and do your best to flatten and form into a square or rectangle.
- Place in a fridge for a few hours to make it easier to cut.
- Cut into squares or rectangles and store in fridge in between sheets of wax or parchment paper, or you can wrap each one individually in wax paper for putting in lunches or for on the go. You can use a cute sticker to seal them for kids lunches!
Olan
Really good! Tastes better than brownie larabar from the store, I had to add a tbsp of water to the mixture in the food processor to get it to stick. My sister who is a brownie lover said these taste just as good if not better than brownies! I’ve made it 3 times and it’ll be a keeper recipe forsure, thank you for sharing!
marilyn
I'm so happy I saw this recipe! It didn't even occur to me to try to make my own larabars! YES!
Kimberly Grabinski
It really is easy and they taste soooo good.
Maryann
Yes, i always think dates look like cockroaches. but the larabars look great.
Kimberly Grabinski
hahaha now I'm even more creeped out by them.
Kristine
OMG me too!!! I thought I was the only one 🙂 My husband brought home a big container of them and just looking at the outside of the container was enough to creep me out.
Dee @ Cocktails with Mom
These look really good. I like the no cooking part.
Kimberly Grabinski
Yes! So easy!
Shell Feis
Ooh yum! I need to try these. I love Larabars but would love to make my own!
Kimberly Grabinski
My son likes them better than Larabars.
Sheena Tatum
These look fantastic. Oh my nom.
Kimberly Grabinski
They are! I have more flavors to post about too.
Robin (Masshole Mommy)
Larabars are wicked expensive to buy, so this is an awesome alternative.
Kimberly Grabinski
These taste better too. Just sayin' 😉